Travellers are warned to mind their tweets: 2 British tourists refused entry by US authorities #travel

Grounded: Travellers are warned to mind their tweets By Tony Cross 31 Jan 2012 USA New technology may offer travellers many benefits, from booking flights to personal GPS, but a new risk to problem-free travelling has emerged following the refusal of entry to two British tourists by US authorities. Leigh Van Bryan and his friend Emily Bunting were apprehended by immigration authorities at Los Angeles International Airport. It appears that one tasteless joke and a less-than-tactful description of his trip on social networking site Twitter had cost Mr Bryan the possibility of entering the country on holiday. Using Twitter in the week before his trip, Mr Bryan had written to a friend, telling them: "Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America." Mr Bryan, a 26-year-old Irish bar manager from Coventry, had also made a reference to the TV show Family Gu...